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| - Went to Chrome to watch UFC117. Paid $20 to get in, and got a "free" tub of stale popcorn. Beers were $7, Amp $4 & Soda $3... a little high-priced, but as expected. The set up was interesting, 1 BIG screen TV on either side of the stage, and a retractable screen covering the front of the stage with the event projected onto it. Unfortunately, the only seats with straight-on views towards any of these TV's were the "VIP" reserved booths and tables along the center. For everyone else (ourselves included) there was abundant theatre seating and small tables and chairs, from which you could see the screens slightly off-center.
UFC 117 consisted of some GREATLY entertaining fights (especially Skyscraper's 2nd round come-back KO)... then tragedy: The people running Chrome decided to give us a "taste" of the band performing after the fights "Rock Sugar"... now, nothing against this band (and the lead singer actually had quite an amazing voice), but this was neither the time nor the place for this preview. The Main Event was about to begin, and as silly as watching the guys get checked by the doctor, and listening Joe Rogan's rants might be... that's what I paid to see, not the Pop/Metal band's cover of Metallica's Enter Sandman "mashed" with Journey's "Don't Stop Believein'"... Thankfully, management realized their error (as the crowd nearly went mutinous), and offered everyone a free beer after the fights as an apology.
I probably wont pay to see a PPV event here again, as the 4 of us spent well over $100, and could've done that at home with plenty of drinks to spare. :)
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